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    Watching her closely, Hamilton insisted, “Josh has size and bulk—you can’t win. Let me handle things instead.”


    Dani, calmly munching on fruit while half-focused on the television, retorted, “And you believe you can defeat him?”


    Hamilton, Brad, and Ethan were speechless.


    Sensing the awkward pause hanging in the air, Dani nced at the three men who had each been outmaneuvered by Josh. Their faces all carried the weight of failure.


    She added innocently, “I’m just saying it as it is.”


    Hamilton let out a long breath. “The truth cuts deep.”


    Brad gave a solemn nod. “True.”


    Ethan chimed in, “I fared the worst.”


    Dani tossed another watermelon cube into her mouth and asked Ethan casually, “It’s not like I’m desperate to go. If we lose out, the deal’s null anyway. Sixty billion means nothing to me.”


    Ethan was nearly ovee with emotion. He turned to Hamilton. “You shouldn’t go—you already know you’re not on Josh’s level. Be honest with yourself.”


    Brad, now adept at interpreting Dani’s signals, swiftly added, “We’ll apany you tomorrow.”


    Just as Hamilton was about to apud Brad’s solidarity, he heard him add, “To back you up and cheer from the sidelines!”


    Dani turned her eyes away. She rested the fruit tter on herp and continued eating while the TV yed on.


    Hamilton, on the other hand, was drowning in a storm of thoughts.


    Back then, he had stood firmly against Cedric being with her. He worried she’d twist Cedric around her finger.


    As it turned out, Dani didn’t just have control over Cedric. She had the whole McCoy family dancing to her tune.


    Hamilton let out a long breath, thinking at least Dani was carrying twins—his grandkids. And in his book, that still counted as a win.


    The thought worked like a charm.


    The next morning, they reached Dani’spany. Hamilton followed behind her. Brad and Ethan nked her like sentries. Josh stood at the front doors, waiting with folded arms.


    Cedric leaned in closer and spoke under his breath. “Don’t you feel weird? There’s a huge crowd out here.”


    Dani stayed where she was and gave a smallugh. “Not really. Let the babies get a taste of the real world early.”


    Cedric let out augh of his own. For a second, the nerves slipped away. Hamilton shot him a re as soon as Cedricughed. “You think this is funny? This is serious business.”


    Josh caught that and let out a smugugh. “Serious? Come on, Hamilton. What’s so serious about this? I’m still your big brother.”


    Hamilton squinted, his voice low. “Is that right? A brother who stabs his own family in the back? That’s not the kind I want.”


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